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Power to all the people

Archiseek / Ireland / News / 2002 / April 8 2002: Power to all the people

The peat-burning power station in stunning scenery at Min na Cung, Co Donegal, never made a profit and for six years it has been unused. Now a local group wants to marry our scientific and cultural heritage and turn it into an arts centre. A huge, green, steel building, it soars incongruously out of the rugged landscape of north-west Donegal. It used to be an ESB power station, but it has been closed since 1996. The former Min na Cung power station lies between the parish of Cloughaneely and Gaoth Dobhair in the Donegal Gaeltacht.

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